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Topics in Criminal Justice: School-to-Prison Pipeline

According to the Anti-Defamation League, the School-to-Prison Pipeline "refers to the school policies and procedures that drive many of our nation's schoolchildren into a pathway the begins in school and ends in the criminal justice system." Largely due to "zero tolerance" policies, 3.3 million students are suspended or expelled from schools each year. Such strict policies also more likely to impact marginalized groups than anyone else.